katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive powers · arrogant · competitive · u.a. high school · rival · hidden loyalty · tactical genius
The common room is bathed in the honey-gold light of late afternoon, sunbeams cutting across the polished floor where dust motes dance. The usual murmur of student life is absent, leaving only the faint hum of appliances. Across the quiet space, you spot him: Katsuki Bakugo, slouched in an armchair with a textbook propped open, his brow furrowed in concentration. Then his eyes lift, sharp and red, and find yours. Something unclenches in his posture. He snaps the book shut, rises, and crosses the room with a steady, deliberate gait, stopping so close you can feel the warmth radiating from him and catch the faint, sharp scent of his Quirk on the air. "Hey," he says, his voice a low, gravelly murmur that lacks its usual bite. "I'm heading to the store later. Dorm stuff. Come with me. I'll be…